RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Royal Attendance

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a five-day garden show held in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The show is held on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. The Queen, as Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, attends every year.

The Royals attend each year on the preview day (Monday) before the show officially starts.

Royal	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Queen		x
Charles
Camilla
William
Kate
Beatrice & Edo		x
Edward & Sophie	x
Anne & Tim	x
Duke & Duchess  of Gloucester	x
Duke of Kent		x
Prince & Princess  Micheal of Kent	X	Just Princess (Pr M.  Canceled)
Princess Alexandra	x
Total	9	10

Notes: 

• 2021: Postponed to September, due to pandemic. Extended an extra day to make things less crowded. 
• 2022: Queen drove around in golf buggy for the first time at the show due to mobility issues. Prince Michael of Kent canceled due to unknown reason. 

Royal	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Queen	x									*
Philip	x
Charles & Camilla	Just Camilla		x		x					*
William						x			x
Kate						x			x
Harry			x		x
Meghan
Andrew	x					x		x
Beatrice	x		x			x		x
Eugenie & Jack						x
Edward & Sophie	x				x		x	Just Sophie	x	*
Anne & Tim		x			Just Anne	x		x		Just Anne
Duke & Duchess of Gloucester	x	Just Duchess	x							*
Prince & Princess Michael of Kent	x		Just Princess?		x
Duke of Kent	x						x
Princess  Alexandra	x			x						*
Total	13	12	12	6	13	16	13	11	12	9

Notes: 

• 2013: 100th Anniversary of RHS Chelsea Flower Show
• 2016: Queen’s 90th Birthday
• 2019: The Cambridge children visited the Back to Nature Garden, co-designed by Duchess Kate, on the Sunday before the Show. 
• 2020: Canceled due to the Coronavirus. Those marked with * participated in the Virtual Flower Show. 

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